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OUR STORY

Douglas airfield lies 6Km north east out of town and is a private owned airfield.  Has an asphalt runway 1.5km long and 20m wide. We have three hangars to our disposal and have a club house and ablution blocks. The hangars all have electricity and ample water (from the Vaal and Orange River where they both meet.)

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ABOUT US

Douglas is a town situated near the confluence of the Orange and Vaal Rivers in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. On this fertile soil nestles the town of Douglas. The town itself is a green patchwork of dramatic contrast - space for the solitary and activity for the energetic. Douglas is divided in three sections or locations named Bongani, Breipaal and Douglas.


It is a small and unnic town and has three well known groceries shops and two Major Banks and of course clothing and shoe shops for the ladies. The town has fare amount of accommodation and restaurants some are in town and the rest are on the Vaal and Orange River. Douglas is a thriving, fast-growing town and in the future we will see more things springing up. There is talk in the near future, the road between Douglas and Hope Town to be paved so there will be a better access between the Northern Cape and Free State.

Glider Pilot Licence

A South African glider pilot licence validation will be arranged at Gariep after a successful check flight and short test paper. You must have a valid licence and medical from your home country, and this must cover the type that you intend flying at Gariep. We cannot upgrade licences, only validate existing ones. Visiting pilots must have done some gliding in the last few months, 

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